Contrabass Conversations double bass life

The Golden Gate Bass Camp will take place June 26th-30th, 2017.  Registration for the camp is now open.  It's hosted at the Drew School in San Francisco, and all ages and levels are welcome.  We would love to see you at this event!

Miles Mosley's solo album Uprising has been turning heads across the globe since its release in early 2017.  "Abraham” was named one of NPR’s ‘Top 100 songs of 2016’, and Rolling Stone named him one of the 'Top 10 New Artists You Need to Know'.

Bass Works takes place July 23-30, 2017 at Peabody Conservatory.  Join former podcast guests Ira Gold, Jeff Weisner, Tracy Rowell, and many others at this dynamic event!

Stories covered: Illuminating Music Podcast: Art of Elan podcast from Jory Herman Jory Herman appearance on Contrabass Conversations Bass Works in July features many clinicians, including past podcast guests Ira Gold, Tracy Rowell, and Jeff Weisner Ask Geoff and Lauren - How to Break Through a Plateau New Franck Sonata videos from Matthew McDonald 30th Anniversary of Bradetich Master Classes learn about the 2nd International Bradetich Competition

I had a great time chatting with Daniel Kimbro for today's episode. Daniel is a member of the Jerry Douglas Band and regularly collaborates with Martin Harley. His bio is a who’s who in the world of traditional music.

Stories covered: Audition Breakthrough Summit takes place March 15 use code 'contrabass20' for $20 off any pass speakers include Ira Gold Remic 5400 and 5400LB review by Adam Booker Rentabass.com - find a bass, list a bass Michael O'Gieblyn Flex Tux review

It was such a pleasure to sit down and chat with John Feeney for this episode. As principal double bass of the American Classical Orchestra and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, John has created an extraordinary career for himself. 

Stories covered: BASS2018 in Lucca July 30 - August 5, 2018 Gabrielle Raggianti and Alberto Bocini will organize  International Society of Bassists Convention registration now open New video for Maverick - Simply Three’s first original song Ira Gold summer camps Paul Cannon video

Andrew Hitz and I go way back.  Not only did we both attend Northwestern University together, but we actually lived in the same arts dorm!  In fact, I remember Andrew playing tuba in the great room for performance night.

Marcos Machado is in the middle of launching his excellent and fascinating series Tao of Bass.  I saw this book pop up in my Facebook feed in the fall, and I got in touch with Marcos to do an interview about this project.

The 2017 Concorso Bottesini competition will take place April 18-24.  Enrico Fagone and Francisco Donati chat with Jason about the details surrounding this event.

Enrico Fagone teaches and performs in Lugano, Switzerland near the Italian border. He’s also incredibly active as a soloist and master class teacher.

The first-ever Audition Breakthrough Summit will start on March 15, 2017.  I sat down with event organizer Will Timmons of mockauditions.com to chat about all the details.

I first met Patrick Neher when I was an 18-year-old student at Northwestern University, and I've followed along with his career ever since.  Honestly, I can't believe that it has taken me this long to interview him for the podcast!

Tracy is an active performer and teacher in the Cleveland area. Formerly the Assistant Principal Bassist of the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, Canada, Tracy currently serves as Principal Bass for CityMusic Cleveland.